Director, Business Analytics

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$140K/yr – $165K/yrDirector/Executive7+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead analytics-driven client strategy by developing insights, guiding measurement plans, and mentoring teams across budgeting, planning, and optimization.

  • Own and communicate actionable insights
  • Drive measurement plan development and execution
  • Mentor managers and ADs to grow capabilities

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Build and develop a deep understanding of the client's strategic issues, initiatives and the competitive position.
  • Ensure that analytics efforts lead to clear, compelling and actionable insights; and insightful narratives are constructed through sophisticated analytics techniques.
  • Partner with the Planning, Investment, and Activation teams on annual budget setting, media plan development, and ongoing budget/plan optimization.
  • Lead the measurement plan development and execution.
  • Anticipate client’s needs and proactively developing solutions to address them.
  • Ensure timely follow through on all scheduled and ad hoc deliverables.
  • Generate and communicate clear, compelling and actionable insights; constructing insightful narratives through sophisticated analytic techniques.
  • Recommend and implement research that will aid in the consumer insight gathering and strategic process.
  • Identify opportunities to continuously improve processes.
  • Lead, mentor and train managers and ADs.

Requirements

  • Industry Knowledge in marketing analytics and data (1st and 3rd party data solutions, data lakes, data clean rooms, aggregated and user level data)
  • Experience in integrated marketing related to media and/or customer journey development, including budgeting, revenue forecasting, ROI development
  • Expertise in audience-based marketing and data-driven advertising
  • Solution development: analytic skills, critical thinking and clarifying strategic & operational issues as relates to data and analytics. Problem-solving skills to drive issues to resolution.
  • Proven leadership ability and strong, impactful client relationship experience
  • Stellar communication and presentation skills: we need someone who is articulate, engaging and straightforward – and, above all, can effectively and convincingly translate unstructured business solutions into innovative customer marketing programs
  • Ability to train and coach colleagues for growth: being organized and detail oriented, prioritizing work, business writing & presenting, conducting analysis, and project management (scope, budgeting, timing)
  • A university degree and 7+ years of data and analytics experience in advertising, management consulting, marketing or digital consulting
  • Knowledge of agency-side media campaign planning and execution process is desirable, but not required

Benefits

  • We offer a Total Rewards package that includes medical and dental coverage, 401(k) plans, flex spending, life insurance, disability, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and paid family benefits to support you and your family.
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